Prince Andrew and Prince Edward

by Lornie Leete-Hodge

Prince Andrew and Prince Edward This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517308096
• ISBN13: 9780517308097
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Crescent Books
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

This is mainly a picture book with each picture explained.

Prince Andrew was born on February 19, 1961; while Prince Edward was born on March 10, l964. Each of them was born at Buckingham Palace. Both of them led rather secluded lives for a time.Prince Andrew was the first child to be born to a reigning monarch in one hundred and three years, and the first to be named Andrew in five hundred years. This book begins with the birth of Prince Andrew and ends in 1979.Prince Edward appeared in public for the first time in 1965 after the Trooping of the Colour Ceremony when his mother held him up for the public to see. Both of the boys were taught to ride a horse at the age of two by their mother. Both the princes were christened in the Music Room which overlooks the gardens at Buckingham Palace. Each of the ceremonies was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and each of them wore the christening robe of Honiton lace designed for the baptism of Quenn Victoria's children. Prince Charles and Princess Anne, also, wore the same christening robe.A break was made in the education when Prince Andrew attended Heatherdown breaking a tradition established by his father and Prince Charles of attending Cheam School in Surrey; however, he later followed their example and attended Gordonstoun in Scotland. By the time, Prince Andrew was sent to Scotland in 1973, he found that the school was partly co-educational. His education was a much more relaxed atmosphere and, unlike Prince Charles, he enjoyed his time there, and did well academically.During his time at Gordonstoun, Prince Charles spent six months in Australia, at Timbertop. Prince Andrew had a similar break from school in Britain, spending six months at Lakefield College,Torono in Ontario where his meeting with the Canadians was an immense success. Prince Andrew began his public duties at the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976. He cheered on his sister, Princess Anne, who was competing in the Equestrian Events as part of the British team.In September of 1979, Prince Andrew followed in the steps of his elder brother, his father, his grandfather, and his great-grandfather and joined the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth as a Midshipman to begin his career in the Royal Navy. At this time,he is still undecided on what he will do, but, regardless, of what he decides to do he will do it with his usual characteristic enthusiasm and vigor.Prince Edward followed Prince Andrew to Heatherdown, and, then, he went to Gordonstoun as his older brothers and father had done. He, also, attended the Olympic Games in Montreal but played a much less prominent role than Prince Andrew. Gradually, Prince Andrew took on more and more royal duties and was an extremely popular young prince at many functions during the Queen's Jubilee in 1977; Prince Edward is still a school boy who reveals no plans for the future and is very sensitive.The Queen is shown on almost every page holding either Prince Andrew or Prince Edward. There is a most c